Which is the cheapest airport to catch a flight from South Africa?

The cheapest routes to Johannesburg can be found at Cape Town Intl airport from $2. While Hoedspruit airport is usually cheaper if your destination is Amsterdam with prices starting at $1,879. Reference our flight search to find the best deals in real time.

What is the cheapest month to fly from South Africa?

Currently, the cheapest month for flights from South Africa is March . The most expensive month for flights is August . The cheapest prices are shown above but prices will vary according to departure times, airlines, class and how early you book.

Where are the cheapest places to fly to from South Africa?

View the cheapest flight destinations from South Africa: Fly from Cape Town to Johannesburg from $2 round trip Fly from Hoedspruit to Brussels from $1,879 round trip Fly from Hoedspruit to Amsterdam from $1,887 round trip

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Explore the most affordable flight options available from South Africa. Find the lowest fares based on data from user searches, with prices last updated on 15 April 2025.

Sat 17/508:30CPT - JNB

Nonstop2h 00mLift

Sat 24/508:30JNB - CPT

Nonstop2h 10mLift

Deal found 15/4$164

Tue 3/618:25CPT - JNB

Nonstop2h 05mAirlink

Tue 10/607:30JNB - CPT

Nonstop2h 15mAirlink

Deal found 14/4$187

Fri 2/520:40CPT - JNB

Nonstop2h 05mFlySafair

Wed 7/505:55JNB - CPT

Nonstop2h 20mFlySafair

Deal found 14/4$233

Fri 18/416:30CPT - JNB

Nonstop2h 00mCemair

Sun 20/413:45JNB - CPT

Nonstop2h 15mCemair

Deal found 15/4$327

Mon 12/514:30JNB - MXP

1 stop15h 20mEthiopian Air

Thu 22/521:00MXP - JNB

2 stops16h 05mEthiopian Air

Deal found 14/4$883

Mon 12/509:50JNB - MXP

1 stop20h 55mEtihad Airways

Thu 22/510:55MXP - JNB

1 stop21h 25mEtihad Airways

Deal found 15/4$935

Sun 1/619:00JNB - MXP

1 stop13h 25mMultiple Airlines

Tue 10/614:45MXP - JNB

2 stops17h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 15/4$1,080

Sun 1/619:00JNB - MXP

2 stops43h 00mAustrian Airlines

Tue 10/620:30MXP - JNB

2 stops36h 05mAustrian Airlines

Deal found 15/4$1,092

Sun 25/523:15JNB - MXP

2 stops19h 05mAir France

Tue 3/614:55MXP - JNB

2 stops30h 25mAir France

Deal found 14/4$1,124

Tue 5/819:50JNB - PER

1 stop34h 40mSingapore Airlines

Wed 27/806:25PER - JNB

1 stop18h 10mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 15/4$1,199

Fri 30/511:20JNB - PER

1 stop29h 20mCathay Pacific

Fri 6/609:15PER - JNB

1 stop28h 25mCathay Pacific

Deal found 15/4$1,314

Mon 12/516:50JNB - MXP

2 stops21h 25mRwandAir

Thu 22/516:15MXP - JNB

2 stops22h 05mRwandAir

Deal found 15/4$1,314

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Sat 17/508:30CPT - JNB

Nonstop2h 00mLift

Sat 24/508:30JNB - CPT

Nonstop2h 10mLift

Deal found 15/4$164

Tue 3/618:25CPT - JNB

Nonstop2h 05mAirlink

Tue 10/607:30JNB - CPT

Nonstop2h 15mAirlink

Deal found 14/4$187

Fri 2/520:40CPT - JNB

Nonstop2h 05mFlySafair

Wed 7/505:55JNB - CPT

Nonstop2h 20mFlySafair

Deal found 14/4$233

Fri 18/416:30CPT - JNB

Nonstop2h 00mCemair

Sun 20/413:45JNB - CPT

Nonstop2h 15mCemair

Deal found 15/4$327

Mon 12/514:30JNB - MXP

1 stop15h 20mEthiopian Air

Thu 22/521:00MXP - JNB

2 stops16h 05mEthiopian Air

Deal found 14/4$883

Mon 12/509:50JNB - MXP

1 stop20h 55mEtihad Airways

Thu 22/510:55MXP - JNB

1 stop21h 25mEtihad Airways

Deal found 15/4$935

Sun 1/619:00JNB - MXP

1 stop13h 25mMultiple Airlines

Tue 10/614:45MXP - JNB

2 stops17h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 15/4$1,080

Sun 1/619:00JNB - MXP

2 stops43h 00mAustrian Airlines

Tue 10/620:30MXP - JNB

2 stops36h 05mAustrian Airlines

Deal found 15/4$1,092

Sun 25/523:15JNB - MXP

2 stops19h 05mAir France

Tue 3/614:55MXP - JNB

2 stops30h 25mAir France

Deal found 14/4$1,124

Tue 5/819:50JNB - PER

1 stop34h 40mSingapore Airlines

Wed 27/806:25PER - JNB

1 stop18h 10mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 15/4$1,199

Fri 30/511:20JNB - PER

1 stop29h 20mCathay Pacific

Fri 6/609:15PER - JNB

1 stop28h 25mCathay Pacific

Deal found 15/4$1,314

Mon 12/516:50JNB - MXP

2 stops21h 25mRwandAir

Thu 22/516:15MXP - JNB

2 stops22h 05mRwandAir

Deal found 15/4$1,314

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Fri 1/818:25CPT - JNB

Nonstop2h 05mAirlink

Sat 2/807:30JNB - CPT

Nonstop2h 15mAirlink

Deal found 15/4$173

Fri 30/520:55CPT - JNB

Nonstop2h 05mFlySafair

Fri 6/620:20JNB - CPT

Nonstop2h 15mFlySafair

Deal found 15/4$184

Mon 26/519:00CPT - JNB

Nonstop2h 00mLift

Thu 29/506:30JNB - CPT

Nonstop2h 10mLift

Deal found 15/4$198

Tue 26/813:30CPT - JNB

Nonstop2h 00mCemair

Mon 8/913:55JNB - CPT

Nonstop2h 15mCemair

Deal found 15/4$288

Mon 19/520:55JNB - PER

Nonstop9h 25mSouth African

Mon 26/523:50PER - JNB

Nonstop11h 25mSouth African

Deal found 15/4$1,320

Thu 8/518:45JNB - SYD

Nonstop12h 00mQantas Airways

Wed 21/509:30SYD - JNB

Nonstop14h 50mQantas Airways

Deal found 14/4$1,638

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Sun 20/413:55JNB - PER

1 stop22h 45mQatar Airways

Sat 26/422:45PER - JNB

1 stop23h 25mQatar Airways

Deal found 15/4$1,475

Sun 20/413:55JNB - PER

1 stop22h 45mMultiple Airlines

Sat 26/421:55PER - JNB

3 stops40h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 15/4$1,909

Mon 21/408:20JNB - MXP

1 stop21h 30mEthiopian Air

Mon 28/423:40MXP - JNB

2 stops33h 45mEthiopian Air

Deal found 15/4$1,516

Tue 22/413:55JNB - SYD

1 stop43h 15mMultiple Airlines

Tue 29/412:50SYD - JNB

2 stops32h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 15/4$1,761

Thu 24/411:00CPT - JNB

Nonstop2h 00mLift

Thu 1/506:30JNB - CPT

Nonstop2h 10mLift

Deal found 15/4$285

Thu 24/406:15CPT - JNB

1 stop3h 20mAirlink

Sat 26/415:05JNB - CPT

Nonstop2h 15mAirlink

Deal found 15/4$444

Fri 25/416:30CPT - JNB

Nonstop2h 00mCemair

Wed 30/416:00JNB - CPT

Nonstop2h 15mCemair

Deal found 15/4$353

Fri 25/419:10JNB - PER

1 stop23h 30mEmirates

Sat 10/522:20PER - JNB

1 stop28h 30mEmirates

Deal found 15/4$2,186

Fri 25/411:20JNB - PER

1 stop29h 20mCathay Pacific

Fri 9/500:10PER - JNB

1 stop37h 30mCathay Pacific

Deal found 15/4$4,086

Fri 25/401:15JNB - MXP

2 stops29h 30mMultiple Airlines

Fri 2/518:45MXP - JNB

2 stops37h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 15/4$10,216

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Tue 13/511:35CPT - JNB

1 stop4h 25mCemair

Deal found 14/4$255

Tue 13/517:10CPT - JNB

1 stop15h 25mAirlink

Deal found 14/4$264

Wed 30/413:55JNB - PER

1 stop22h 45mQatar Airways

Deal found 15/4$696

Mon 1/911:20JNB - PER

1 stop29h 20mCathay Pacific

Deal found 15/4$721

Wed 14/520:25JNB - SYD

1 stop36h 45mQatar Airways

Deal found 14/4$729

Thu 4/911:20JNB - SYD

1 stop24h 50mCathay Pacific

Deal found 15/4$730

Wed 11/609:50JNB - SYD

1 stop36h 20mEtihad Airways

Deal found 15/4$811

Wed 14/509:50JNB - PER

3 stops28h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/4$823

Wed 14/509:50JNB - SYD

2 stops37h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/4$833

Fri 6/613:00CPT - MEL

1 stop26h 10mQatar Airways

Deal found 14/4$897

Fri 6/605:50CPT - MEL

2 stops32h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/4$902

Tue 26/820:55JNB - PER

Nonstop9h 25mSouth African

Deal found 15/4$905

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Sat 3/520:40AKL - DPS

1 stop17h 55mMultiple Airlines

Fri 23/519:40DPS - AKL

2 stops29h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/4$829

Mon 16/606:40AKL - DPS

1 stop18h 10mJetstar

Sun 22/622:35DPS - AKL

1 stop11h 35mJetstar

Deal found 15/4$834

Thu 29/513:25AKL - MNL

1 stop14h 50mMultiple Airlines

Thu 5/620:20MNL - AKL

2 stops19h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/4$886

Thu 29/506:40AKL - SIN

2 stops23h 30mMultiple Airlines

Thu 5/607:15SIN - AKL

2 stops18h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/4$922

Tue 20/513:25AKL - MNL

1 stop24h 10mCathay Pacific

Sat 24/520:20MNL - AKL

1 stop35h 20mCathay Pacific

Deal found 14/4$949

Wed 18/620:45AKL - SIN

1 stop35h 00mHainan Airlines

Thu 26/612:05SIN - AKL

1 stop26h 05mHainan Airlines

Deal found 15/4$962

Thu 15/515:55AKL - MNL

1 stop13h 10mQantas Airways

Wed 21/502:45MNL - AKL

1 stop17h 10mQantas Airways

Deal found 15/4$968

Sun 18/519:30AKL - MNL

1 stop32h 50mAir China

Fri 30/506:25MNL - AKL

1 stop31h 05mAir China

Deal found 14/4$1,017

Fri 10/1020:30AKL - DPS

2 stops23h 10mChina Airlines

Thu 23/1015:40DPS - AKL

2 stops22h 20mChina Airlines

Deal found 15/4$1,058

Tue 15/719:30AKL - SIN

2 stops33h 05mChina Airlines

Sat 18/1013:45SIN - AKL

2 stops24h 15mChina Airlines

Deal found 15/4$1,182

Fri 25/413:55AKL - SIN

1 stop32h 05mFiji Airways

Thu 1/513:55SIN - AKL

1 stop18h 45mFiji Airways

Deal found 14/4$1,229

Fri 30/506:10AKL - DEL

2 stops28h 35mMultiple Airlines

Fri 6/618:45DEL - AKL

2 stops21h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 15/4$1,276

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Depart

Return

Price

Cape TownJohannesburg

CPT - JNB

CPTJNB

Cape Town Intl

Thu 17/7

06:30-08:30

Nonstop2h 00m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 20/7

19:00-21:10

Nonstop2h 10m

$274

Cape TownJohannesburg

CPT - JNB

CPTJNB

Cape Town Intl

Sat 9/8

12:55-15:55

1 stop3h 00m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 15/8

07:30-09:45

Nonstop2h 15m

$286

Cape TownJohannesburg

CPT - JNB

CPTJNB

Cape Town Intl

Tue 26/8

13:30-15:30

Nonstop2h 00m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 8/9

13:55-16:10

Nonstop2h 15m

$288

JohannesburgMilan

JNB - MXP

JNBMXP

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 12/5

14:30-05:50

1 stop15h 20m

Milan Malpensa

Thu 22/5

21:00-13:05

2 stops16h 05m

$883

JohannesburgMilan

JNB - MXP

JNBMXP

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 12/5

09:50-06:45

1 stop20h 55m

Milan Malpensa

Thu 22/5

10:55-08:20

1 stop21h 25m

$935

JohannesburgMilan

JNB - MXP

JNBMXP

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 1/6

19:00-08:25

1 stop13h 25m

Milan Malpensa

Tue 10/6

14:45-08:35

2 stops17h 50m

$1,080

JohannesburgMilan

JNB - MXP

JNBMXP

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 1/6

19:00-14:00

2 stops43h 00m

Milan Malpensa

Tue 10/6

20:30-08:35

2 stops36h 05m

$1,092

JohannesburgMilan

JNB - MXP

JNBMXP

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 25/5

23:15-18:20

2 stops19h 05m

Milan Malpensa

Tue 3/6

14:55-21:20

2 stops30h 25m

$1,124

JohannesburgPerth

JNB - PER

JNBPER

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 5/8

19:50-12:30

1 stop34h 40m

Perth

Wed 27/8

06:25-18:35

1 stop18h 10m

$1,199

JohannesburgMilan

JNB - MXP

JNBMXP

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 12/5

16:50-14:15

2 stops21h 25m

Milan Malpensa

Thu 22/5

16:15-14:20

2 stops22h 05m

$1,314

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What is the cheapest place to fly to from South Africa?

The cheapest city to fly to from South Africa is Johannesburg OR Tambo, with prices starting at $49. Explore other affordable destinations below.

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From $33

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From $38

Port Elizabeth

From $43

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